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		jsomers on March 31, 2008 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Disagreeing with Paul Graham "Simple bacterial reproduction does just fine." Sure, until one bacterium in your neighborhood starts working out---then you better hit the gym, too. Onwards and upwards.

hobbs on March 31, 2008 [–]

Considering that there are a billion times more copies of bacterial genes than any other, I'd say that "upwards" isn't a better way to propogate the gene: http://www.stephenjaygould.org/library/gould_bacteria.html

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